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He was declared a Living Landmark by the New York City Landmarks Commission in 1996 and a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000.
ALAN J HIRSCHFELD
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He accomplishes on a blank page with his pen and ink in a few strokes what many of us need a lifetime of words to say."
He is represented in many public collections, including the Metropolitan, the Whitney, the National Portrait Gallery, and Harvard’s Theater Collection. The Martin Beck Theater was renamed the Al Hirschfeld Theater.
Al Hirschfeld
1903 - 2003
Al Hirschfeld’s drawings stand as one of the most innovative efforts in establishing the visual language of modern art through caricature in the 20th century. Contribute to undefined profile by submitting a PDF document.
by Al Hirschfeld
Albert Hirschfeld became famous for his personality caricatures of theater people, pen and ink work he did in his position as Theatre Caricaturist for The New York Times.
He earned 23 awards including in 1984 a special Tony Award, which was a sign that the theater world welcomed him as one of their own.
He was a familiar figure at first-night openings, and rehearsals, and he perfected a method of making a sketch in the dark.
Hirschfield was born in St. Louis. To be one of his subjects was regarded as a special honor, and feelings of triumph often were felt by his followers who found the word "Nina" in his work.
His work also appeared in other newspapers and books, and in 1996, a film documentary of his life titled The Line King, was nominated for an Academy Award.
Just before his death in January 2003, he learned he was to be awarded the Medal of Arts from the National Endowment of the Arts and inducted into the Academy of Arts and Letters.
In New York, where he moved when he was 12 years old with his family, he studied at the Art Students League. A self described “characterist,” his signature work, defined by a linear calligraphic style, appeared in virtually every major publication of the last nine decades (including a 75 year relationship with The New York Times) as well as numerous book and record covers and 15 postage stamps.
Playwright Terrence McNally wrote: "No one 'writes' more accurately of the performing arts than Al Hirschfeld. Historical documents must be PDF files. During a trip to Bali, where the intense sun bleached out all color and "reduced people to walking line drawings" as he later said, he developed his life-long interest in drawing. Nina was the name of his daughter, and he would hide the name in the lines of his caricatures.
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